District 7, Ho Chi Minh City requested inspection and supervision of 26 school fees

District 7 People's Committee has announced 26 service fees for educational activities in public schools applicable for the 2024-2025 school year.

Students of Vo Thi Sau Primary School, District 7, read books in the library

Accordingly, the People's Committee of District 7 clearly stipulates 9 service fees and 17 fees for educational activities in schools from kindergarten, primary school, and secondary school.

Must explain if the fee increases compared to the previous school year

Specifically, the names and collection levels of 26 fees of schools in District 7 are as follows:

The People's Committee of District 7 specifically regulates the collection of fees for individual students such as: equipment, supplies for boarding school, uniforms, sports clothes, student records, school supplies, test papers, boarding meals, breakfast and drinking water... Schools agree on the policy with parents to select suppliers according to regulations and purchase directly for each individual student's study and living.

This fee is appropriate to the school's reality. If there is any increase compared to the previous school year, it must be explained, made transparent and agreed upon with parents. The school invites parents to participate in monitoring and coordinating to have a basis for appropriate adjustments.

Assignment of monitoring of revenues

Based on the list of prescribed revenues, the People's Committee of this district requires schools to base on the actual situation, material conditions and students' needs to build revenue and expenditure estimates for each revenue item, as a basis for calculating specific revenue levels to ensure the principle of collecting enough, just enough, in accordance with the actual situation of the school year. It is not allowed to change the name or create any revenue items outside the prescribed lists.

District 7 also requires schools to publicly disclose the collected fees when collecting fees, pay attention to the time for collecting fees, and not collect multiple fees at the same time. The school's finance department collects money, issues receipts and invoices for each student, does not assign teachers to directly collect and pay money, and at the same time fully implements financial management regimes according to regulations.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of District 7 assigned the responsibility to the Head of the Department of Education and Training of District 7 to guide schools to organize the collection of consensus from parents for implementation. Controlling that no revenue outside of regulations will arise. Strengthening the inspection and supervision of the revenue and expenditure situation at the beginning of the school year at schools, promptly correcting the situation of collecting revenues that are not in accordance with regulations; being responsible for explaining to society about the activities of schools according to the management hierarchy, including the management of revenues in the area.

In addition, the District 7 government assigned the Head of the Finance and Planning Department to monitor the implementation of revenue collection, coordinate with the Department of Education and Training to check the revenue and expenditure situation at the beginning of the year of schools to promptly rectify the situation of collecting revenue that is not in accordance with regulations.

In particular, the Chairman of the People's Committee of District 7 also assigned the task of the District Inspector to develop a plan to inspect and monitor the collection and use of tuition fees and service fees to serve and support educational activities; implement the tuition exemption and reduction regime and support for learning costs for the 2024-2025 school year of public schools.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/quan-7tphcm-de-nghi-thanh-tra-giam-sat-26-khoan-thu-trong-truong-hoc-185241017124417337.htm